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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1939)
Mm . . ' CCRLET HOPPER npomr npnnno U BON CJ GKMUKLL It's now a popular contention that it was the baggy, 190$ model bloomers worn by Sydney Wooder- son ' that held the ; 126-pound . H'EngDshman back to a 64-second first quarter lap In the "mile of the century" at Princeton Fatur- , day. . A cross wind, say these observers, caught the flappy pant aloons like a sail and held wraith' like Wooderson down to a com parative snail's pace ... Tbey even , Intimate that it was the tacking of the wind in . his pants which . took him over in front of Rideout and caused the Jostling. . . . Did you , hear the explosion J Monday night? That was the Square Deal Softball club blowing sky high .... It's a mighty good thing for the Dealers' won and lost are rages the blow-up occurred trilnit Kennedy's Instead of Schoen s, waits or some other of the more experienced clubs. Hur lin' Hank Singer was wilder than an old maid s dream for a brace or cantos, and his henchmen cracked open right behind him. . . Proba bly a good share of Singer's wild ness was attributable to the fact Brother Lou wasn't back there re ceiving him, for when Lou did trek in from his tentative outfield post n aba - 41i a lf jV aasa ' Aarsiifk ' Henry settled down In grand style . . . While Brother Hank was heav lng 'em far from perfect, he was model of control alongside Jack . Simpson, the new- recruit the 'Makers sent to the mound. Simp son passed four in the first frame walking one run across, added three more in the second and had walked one and allowed one hit . before Kenney Lenaburg took over in the third. - i Simpson, It was revealed yes terday was suffering with a se vere ease of poison oak a gen- noes spriakliag of whicb was ' . saaack dab on bis hurling ana. That, combined - with natural ervoasaess from it beta his first appearance, was too snack of handicap . . . There are some, however, who win eon tend Simpeow mast have been mixed ap with loco weed ln- " stead of poisoa oak.' State Lood Feud. Vocal feudin in the State base ball league, as exemplified by Sil verton vs. - Hills Creek, is almost as wholehearted as hostilities on the diamond. . . Recently the Hills Creek Hillbillies shipped the silverton Sox a z 4-1001 oat. on which was inscribed words advls lng the, Sox to nse it the next time ther met the Hillbillies, i . !. Now eomes Silverton's scorer. Orlo "Tommy Thompson, with the rec ollection that the .Hillbillies were badly In need of a big stick them elves in last veer's state, tourney game. Thompson points out that in that one. a semi-final game. Silverton chased fonr or five Hill Creek pitchers to the showers with hrrM of 2 A hits that retted 12 runs. . . . In all. recalls Thompson. Hills Creek used If players all they had on their roster. In a vain effort to find, someone' who could .connect for a safety on squeax Wilson, who wound up with a nH ' run. ntwhlt' nerformancev..". " fit fs true, says Thompson, "that the Red Sot have failed to win la ram a di the Hillbillies' home lot in three years, but it is Just as true that Hills Creek has failed to win at McGlnnls field in that period. . Of 4 players on the Green Bay Packers, roster, 15 ot 'era are ex-fullbacks one of whom is Diek , Welsgerber, now calling the eonnt tn tlia lvrl toft Mil leaf ua. : ? f;.'. One of the best bets of the ! younger soft ball players is Ed- . die Balstrom,' Kennedy's twra : baseman. . Eddie, who was bat I m eonhoanore In acnJor high this i last year, gives every Indication, " i m a Km mm mmmm I mXUMMM VW . .V w wmmm better athlete tluia Brother Phil . .... Eddie hobbled but once la handling six difficult chance agalast the Dealers Monday Blht. and his two biarJeoila rrfoar tripe acconnted for three Netion'llTest Hopper? "Well know more about fJirley' Hopper after Wednesday night." mn T.- t rilkeld. veteran Portland - prompt: r. "This Nelson can really "make t: :lf be heard. If te clips : Cnrley it's liable to take some or t the agsressiveness out of the little l,'an and alter that anvtlla can . happen.',. . . Hopper and Louie fNelson, late of Redmond, hold the spotlight on the VFW card at the armor tonlzhL - .The annottnca- : meat ...'that Wbr :,John i has moved np from assistant to head Fight Is Over 8-Round Route Powder. Proctor Matched yith Frankie Burns, In Semi-Final Lightweight Cnrley Hopper, the hammering little Oklahoma Indian who Is a heavyweight attraction to Salem fistic fanciers, tonight trips into the armory ring to make his first' professional appearance as a main, eventer. . , ; , Earned over the short but de risive .route of six previous pro scraps, his main event debut has nevertheless been anxiously antl cipated by fight tandom here. Hopper's ever-forward tactics will be directed at Louie Nelson, veteran campaigner on cauliflower row. Nelson, a puncher of ability with either hand is believed will give Hopper his severest test to date. . Billed directly under the top bout is Powder Proctor, shadowed in local favor only by Hopper. Praetor toes resin against Frankie Burns, a top welter who has fought some of the best in the middle west. Burns hails from. Salt Lake City, and like Nelson for Hopper, is expected to provide the Portland negro youngster with his toughest competition to date. In a special six-round bout. Kid Thornley, Silverton slugger, meets COMPLETE CARD Main Cnrley Hopper vm. Louie Nelson. IJghtweights, 8 rounds. ' 8eml Powder ' Proctor vs. Frankie Barns. Welterweights. round. Special. Kid Thornier vs. Bill Toomey. MIddleweights, 6 rounds. Prelims Jimmy Davis Vs. J. O'Coanell. Tommy Orria vs. Les Carter. Jack Curley vs. Lefty Reynolds. (All 4 roanders). rugged BUI Toomey of Tacoma Both boys like to throw leather. and this tout will probably be a donnybrook. Three four-round prelims finish the card. The curtain-raiser will find Salem's Lefty Reynolds toss ing 'em with Jack Cnrley of Port land, number two shoves Leban on's Les Carter in against Tommy Orrin of Portland In a .heavy weight mix that was postponed from n previous card, and the number three prelim: features the second appearance of Jimmy Da vis, the youngster whoJust grad; nated from-Vancouver high. Da vis opponent is Johnny CConnelL a scrappy little Irisher from Port land. The armory doors open at 7:30, and the first prelim goes on at 8:30. Chuck Sylvester Back With 'Sox Hanser Reinstated and Is Slated to Play in Sunday Game SILVERTON Charles "Chuck- Sylvester, hardhitting first base man who finished the last season with Silverton's Red Sox, blew in to town Monday and will be in nn lform Sundar when Silverton meets the Albany team on McGin nis field. The game which was rained out Sunday will be played along about the night ot June 28 or 29 ac cording to Tommy Thompson, pub licity man for the Silverton play era. - v Red Sox men are also rejoicing that Chick Haustr has been rein stated and will don a suit to help out Erraut in the catching post. . Sam Bouiss, who has been hold lng down first base for Silvertoa until Schwab and Sylvester came alonr. has been signed ; by the Bees and will be out with them against Eugene Saturday night Frank Kendall, who started wltn Willamette ot the valley; league has also joined the Bees' pitching string, along with ' John Bennett of the Red Sox. Hal Moe's wrist if considerably improved and he is expected to be behind the Plate Saturday night." S- ? coach of -basketball at' UCLA, : to fill the vaeancv left when Caddv Works resigned, at ; least leaves Honest" John Warren at Oregon Warren.; the idol of Astoria, was beta considered for the lob. . . i Orvllle "Red" Bailey who was on leave of absence tor a year In or der to pick up his master's sheep akin at Columbia: won't be back at McMlnnvllle. Bailey, former Oregon footballer, grabbed a lu crative oost at : Edlnboro (Pa.) Rtata Teachers collexe. . . . It ts probable Stan Riordan. . who . was1 a Mcxinnviiie tnis last season on who accepted a contract at Forest Grove when he thought Bailey was to be back, win return to the Grin sues. However, it is understood urnnrihnrn'a Eldon . Cone la be in a considered for-ther-; McMlnnvllle nnat. . : Frank 'Mandlc. the Ore gon State hooper whom Waits were contemplating signing as an addition to their pitching . sUff. walked It in losing a 4-? game la.Xne uorvanis jeagae, v; llal Pamde'a .730 ? (for 'fame)' etSl leads the barttnx armies' la . the local Softball icircuit.Chat Henry j Singer's . JCZS tops those, that have par tfcinatetf ia three raises. . i-. - Vaar rra tav done all the hit ' tm on tie i Golden t Pbeasaat ! clnbt Txssie , .TSO, t aV .w. '. ssl'w - -At tLls early date tha Square Deal team aver? isjry. tar the xanest v POWDER PROCTOR Yankees Blast PaleSoxl3-3 Bronx Bombers Take Trio of Chicago Hurlers to Cleaners NEW YORK, Jane 20-ff)-The New York Yankees dominance over the Chicago White Sox was maintained today on a 19-hlt blast that carried the champions to a 13-3 victory. The Sox have been able to check the Yanks but once all season. Today the Bronx bombers teed off on three Chicago pitchers, Johnny Knott, Vic Frasier and Ed Smith and made their most vicious bid in the seventh inning when they bagged eight hits after two were out to score seven runs. Chicago 3 10 New York IS 19 Knott, Frasier (4), Smith (7), and Treash. Pearson and Dickey, Jorgens (8). Bed Sox Wla BOSTON. June 20-CAV-Joe Vos- mik ruined Rookie Righthander Harry Kimberlln'a first start as a major leaguer today by giving a pefect performance at the, plate as the Boston Red Sox defeated 8t. Louis, 8-1. Vosmlk got four. In cluding two consecutive triples, scored two runs and drove in three more. The sockers pounded Kimberlln for seven hits and six runs before chasing him in the fourth Inning and hit Roxle .Lawson for two more tallies in the seventh. St Louis 1 Boston .............. t 11 Kimberlln,. Lawson (R) and Glenn. Anker and Peacock. Tribe Wins la 12th WASHINGTON, June 20-tiP)- The Cleveland Indians rallied, la the tth and 12th Innings today to defeat the, Washington Senators, 4 to 2. .' - In the tth, Ben Chapman laced out a run -scoring double, his 2rd hit of the day, to tie the score at 2 to 2. . The score still tied in the 11th, Ken Keltnerand Odell Hale drove In a pair of tallies to pat Cleve land ahead 4 to 2. The Senators scored one run on Bobby Estalel la's double and had the tying run on third base in their half, when Harry Elaenstate forced Jimmy Bloodworth to foul ont to the catcher. Cleveland 414 Washington ........ 3 14 Allen, Eisenstat (I) and Hem sley. Chase, Carrasquel (10) and rerreiL . Tigers Blank A's PHILADELPHIA, June 20-p) -Tommy Bridges pitched Detroit to a shutout victory over the Ath letics tonight in the first floodlight game tor the Tigers. Earl AreriU's homer with-one on contributed to the 5-0 score. - , Bridges allowed, the Mackmen four .scattered hits until the, last ot the ninth when It looked as if the A's might score with Earl Brueker's Double and Erie Tip ton's single;'--- t " f..avi45H.- The Detrolters collected nine hits off George Caster and Chub by Dean, who relieved in the sixth. Detroit ; " s 1 - 1 Philadelphia ..,:..'.0 I . 0 Bridges ' and Tebbetta, Caster, Dean (I) and Brucker. Legion Team Gets : Practice Started 1 iThough phased from pillar to post, or in this case, from field to field. Salem'a Legion. Juniors. yes terday finally got down to some serious training in preparation for a practice game scheduled with the Dallas Juniors at Dallas Son day afternoon, i if ? v-i. f:, ,i -;h " "! Monday : night the baseball eager lads couldn't get on Sweet land field, so ne practice. Tester day It was only through .determ ined efforts ct Oliver Huston. In charge of Legion tosebalL that equipment was rustlsd for a peppy f raetiee session st&sel at Ollager. Barred frca Sweetland . -and with Ollager not available Irom S.pjn. on.. the Juniors will work out -on Oliaser from 4 to f Uon day, Tuesdays. Thuriiays aad poaw slbly Saturdays ' ; . Breakfast ' With The) State ? epeeta page; lively., plate, eatertalniag coverage aad featares daily. , V Of Beaver 5 -4 Seattle Blanks Seals :, to Trail 1 Los - Angeles by b ut Half Game PORTLAND. Ore June 10- (ff--Portland'a Beavers reached all . the way from the cellar to the top of the Pacific Coast league standings h.r. tonight to take fall: out of,, the leading Los- Xngtles Angels, Although outhit. 13-12. the locals banched their swats in the fourth and ninth to win They got a four-run lead in the fourth. Wilson singled uid scored on Manager Bill Sweeney's triple. Sweeney counted on John Fred erick's fly to, deep center. Jeff ries,' Rosenberg aad Hawkins followed" with slnclcj, the last two of which produced runs. Los Angeles, overtook the Bea vers by scoring; ons In the sixth on singles by J. Collins and Prim: two in the eie.it a on suc cessive doables by Cih cki and Stringer, and - Prim s single, and another in the ninth on singles by English and Moore and an A .MEW Angels Victto mm In tho good old doyv llanry Weinhard raed a special br for his clot Mends, A beer so good tftcrt it could not bo mado in qirantiry. Now with modern equipment and untlmlted supplies of top-qucdity hops and barley, &UTZ-WCNHA&D melees this boor available to everyone, it's hero today, a boor so good that ifs Guaranteod Scrrisfylng, or your money bock. Try it, now. Four yourself a glass. Sou Its cheerful golden sparkle. ..it top-hat of snow-whit foam Inhelo its clean hcp-mclt frcjr&nce. Than taste It. Taste its pleasant tang. ..not bitter, net sweet... ust Hrl Tbo boor you've boon waiting for t -f j v . t 7 w t it 1 . -77.- M S I If It ! J i g, IP CD RON GCMMEU-tfttdr Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Moraing, June 21, 1939 error by Jeffries, Beaver second sacker. . Portland pushed over the win nlng score ia the last of the final chukker when Hawkins smashed a double to venter after Rosenberg had singled. Los Angeles I...... 4 13 1 porUand .5 12 2 Prime and Collins, "homes and Monzo. SEATTLE, June 20-(ff)-Dick Barrett, Seattle righthander, lim ited the San . Francisco Seals to only two hits tonight in winning his 13th game of the season.- 3 to 0. The victory,; euplec with Los Angeles defeat bv Portland. i to 4, put the Ralniers only a half-game out of first place. , San Francisco .... 0 2 3 Seattle 3 7 0 Shores and Sprint. Barrett and Campbell. HOLLYWOOD, June 2f-(V (10 Innings) i Sacramento 3 S 0 Hollywood -.4 10 1 Seats and Ogrodowski. Bittner and BrenseL, . OAKLAND. Calif., June 20- Night game: San Diego 3 8 Oakland 6 13 1 Craghead and Starr. Buxton and Conroy. PAGE ON BKEWDN MDSTOC3V! . mi V; ' " I 1 - - - n 1 2 ' i V ; : DISTRIBUTED' BY GllJEON DB IT s - I Top Spot Lead Walters . Wins lOtb . Game ot Season ' in Win 'CINCINNATI. J i ni 20.-(tf)-The Cincinnati Reds, with a 4-2 victory today over, the Brooklyn Dodgers, Increased their first place margin over the St. Louis Cards to six and one-half games. , 1 - Bueky Walters was the pitching hero tor the winners, gaining his 10th victory of the season with a smartly-pitched eight-hit Job that had the Dodgers helpless after the first inning. - Freddie Fltsslmmons, opposing him, went the distance for the Dodgers, but was touched for 10 hits which the Reds managed to bunch in the second, sixth and eighth Innings for the victory. The Dodgers two runs came In the first Inning when Dolph Cam illi homered it was his 12th of the season with Melo Almada aboard. Brooklyn I I 0 Cincinnati 4 .10 1 ' ' 1 10 - Reds Increase DOS ..A-Kv!'::-w--K:.-;?a;-::v;.:.'tf.-.;.v.v'-" p. ,.7 .. . '-7 - J vr Ci!?k A Horner Is the Stat pages boose sports comes first ia all ways. PAGE NINE Fltzslmmons and Phelps. Wal ters and Hershberger. " "'V.w Carta ;Dows Bees" ' ' CHICAGO, June 20.r.The Chicago Cubs, with' the five- hit pitching' of" Claude Passeau. de feated the Boston Bees 3 to 1 to day. The Cubs. In achieving their third straight win. made only six hits oft Milburn Schoffner,- John ny Lannlng and Fred Frankhouse, but they bunched three safeties in the fourth inning for all of their runs. - t . w--- . ; Boston, 1 1 5 0 Chicago , ..3 t- i 1 Shot f ner, Lannlng ( ) . Frank house (8), and Lopez, Masl (C). Passean and Hartnett. Hardy Is Farmed To Texas League! EUGENE, June 20-(A-Friendsl were advised today that Bob Hardy, former University of Ore gon baseball pitcher, , had been farmed by the Detroit Tigers to the Beaumont club of the class Al Texas league. - Hardy, with Second-Baseman Ford Mullen and First-Baseman Gale Smith, were signed by De troit this season! - - -.-.-:.-. -. : Bio Eveiry leatmfttw J ..f -j MittjnmniM Mvtitt : . Z -v- 01 CO; 7' 'f-' Berry Is Wiling Over Dan Saich . " . ; ,' Tough Tnssler Takes Two Straight Falls From Utah Grtdder ! Though at one Uae almost suffocated beneath als own rass Un robe, "Wild Red" Berry, the toughest tnssler -to Aov te the local armory tor many moons, took two straight r falls trom Danny Savlch ia vho 'op aUrac tion at the Ferry end , Lfberty streets gouge garage last night. . Berry put Savich. the Vuh gtidder, to ther mat -with "a leg grapevine for the first t. U -one that - was - protested by Savich. Then, as Berry went to hir ; cor ner to pick up hia robe. Savich grabbed htm. Referee Kerry E4 liott finally got the robe away from the meanie pair, hut 'that didn't stop the fight. Elliot mo ioned tor the Judges .0 ring the bell, and at it the grapplers went without the normal bet ween-f alls rest, . -,;,':'.-i?.C'----;irl " Infuriated by the- robe chok ing episode., it - took - Berry but three minutes -to. lay Savich low for the second successive fall again' with the leg grapevine. Marshall Carter took two out ot three falls from Charlie Carr in the middle bout, a match that was lustily cheered by ftos end that ' was ' generally considered , the .best all-clean cU--h ot the year, - ? - In the opener Frankenstein Woolf and Eddie Roberts - wres tled to a one-fall-apiece draw. fiH ( m 1 i Ik-:".', CeisS issmafl 1 !..' ' ' .,t fc' T -;'l:;J,
